Pei Ke's tone carried a hint of barely perceptible grievance as he stared intently at the girl in front of him.
“I actually go back every year, and I did see you then,” she admitted frankly.
"Okay, I understand," Pei Ke replied softly, then remained silent, simply eating her food in small bites.
Su Xun glanced at the silent person opposite him and also chose to remain quiet.
The meal ended inexplicably.
The two parted ways at the dormitory entrance.
She struggled to carry her suitcase upstairs when the intense vibration of her phone in her pocket forced her to stop.
I looked at the name displayed on the screen. I'd barely swiped to answer, and before I could even say hello, Wen Yanyan's voice came through the phone, her tone impatient.
"Su Xun, something's happened."
"Um?"
It was rare for everyone in the dormitory to be there, each sitting quietly in their own chair, no one daring to make a sound.
Su Xun calmly finished reading the contents of her phone. The very clear photo on it caught her eye; it was a picture of her at the dormitory entrance on Friday afternoon.
The black luxury car inside was very eye-catching. Uncle He was standing next to her, and his face was very clear. Moreover, the timing of the photo was also easy to misunderstand. At that time, Uncle He was about to reach out to help her lift her suitcase. So the photo was taken at the moment when he touched the suitcase handle. From this angle, it looks like Uncle He raised his hand to touch her hand.
The person who posted the message also knew how to create illusions. The entire post had only one title, "Shocking," and one photo that easily led people to have all sorts of thoughts.
The comments that followed were naturally full of malice.
"He's found a sugar daddy. This guy is old enough to be Su Xun's father."
"Dad? Am I overthinking this?"
"You're still carrying luggage, is that what I meant?"
"When I first saw Su Xun in the cafeteria, I was stunned by her looks. I was even planning to pursue her, but now... holy crap!!"
"Hey upstairs, wait until you can afford a Porsche before you think about pursuing her."
"Didn't they say last time this guy was pursuing Pei Ke? How come he suddenly turned into a greasy old man?"
"Actually, if you look closely, the uncle isn't greasy at all. He's a handsome middle-aged man, and he's also rich."
"Wait, upper-upper level, what do you mean by 'pursuing Pei Ke'? How come I didn't know about this? Is my idol going to be defiled?"
“There was a post a month ago with photos of her waiting for people at the Japanese Language Institute. Go check it out.”
So the post that had been dormant for a month was dug up again, sparking a debate about whether to choose a rich, handsome older man or a youthful, invincible campus heartthrob.
As I scrolled through the comments section, I realized that the thread had started to veer off course from some point.
"What they said above is false; that person is just one of my uncles," she said calmly.
Wen Yanyan: "You're with me every day, of course I know you wouldn't do such a thing."
After saying that, she angrily raised her fist, "This kind of post is obviously malicious slander, okay? The other people are also brainless, blindly following the person who posted it. If I catch who took the picture, I'll be the first to rush up and smash their dog head in."
"The post was published two hours ago, and it's become like this in such a short time. Su Xun, shouldn't you issue a statement to clarify?" Zhou Qin looked at him with concern.
Liu Wei: "Yes, I heard that someone wanted to report you to our college counselor."
Su Xun was having a bit of a headache. It was obvious that someone was deliberately targeting her, and she didn't know how to explain it.
She pondered for a quarter of an hour without saying a word, and the others assumed she was furious and dared not speak.
Little did she know that this mess would spread faster than she expected. Soon, her classmate Yang Fu called. Usually, Yang Fu would contact people via WeChat or QQ, so this was the first time she had called. Yang Fu was a third-year student, so she probably frequented forums and had most likely seen the post.
She hesitated for a few seconds, but finally gritted her teeth and accepted.
"Hey, counselor, what's up?"
"You even asked me if it's true that the forum posts say you're being kept by a sugar daddy?"
Yang Fu spoke in his usual style, simple, clear, and to the point.
“That’s not how it happened. The man in the photo is my mom’s friend. He picked me up on my way home that day.”
"real?"
"I guarantee with my GPA over the past four years that if I'm lying, I'll fail for four years."
That's vicious enough, isn't it?
"Okay, if that's the case, then someone is deliberately framing you, which is a serious matter. Have you offended anyone recently?"
"No." She's only been at the school for less than six months and is usually so busy, how could she have the chance to cause trouble everywhere?
"Alright then, this matter hasn't blown up too much yet, and the college leaders don't know about it. Try to clarify things first, and if you encounter any difficulties, just let me know." Yang Fu finally relented.
"Okay, thank you, counselor."
After hanging up the phone, she cleared her mind again.
It's not a big deal for a middle-aged man to come to the school to pick up students. Many students are from the city, and it's normal for parents to pick up their children on weekends. So this is an extremely common thing.
Now that the matter is widely known, the culprit is the person who secretly took the photos and posted them anonymously. That person deliberately chose such a misleading angle to take the photos and posted two suggestive texts, clearly trying to undermine her.
What was that person's purpose? To make her ostracized by the entire school, receive a major demerit from the school, or even be expelled?
But even if things turn out this way, what good will it do for that person?
She considered herself to be well-behaved. Apart from making a splash on the first day of school, she hadn't done anything particularly noteworthy. Could it be that someone thought she was too attention-seeking and that others couldn't stand her?
But ever since that incident, she has kept a low profile and tried to minimize her presence. Perhaps everyone has already forgotten that there is such a person as Su Xun.
Was it just a prank? But that's incredibly childish. They're all adults; they should know the serious impact this could have on the people in the photo.
After thinking for a long time without any results, she scratched her hair in frustration and decided to give up.
"How did it go? What are you planning to do?" Wen Yanyan continued to look at Su Xun, and when she didn't speak for a long time, she asked in a low voice.
"Not good, I'm going to wash up." Su Xun stood up, stretching her legs back, causing the chair to slide back a few centimeters with a screeching sound, revealing her irritation.
Sometimes this forum is really not a good thing.
Su Xun went to the balcony, leaving the three of them looking at each other in bewilderment.
"Su Xun, we are all on your side."
"Yes, Su Xun."
"Those people are a bunch of idiots, just ignore them."
The roommates, standing behind, expressed their stance and looked at Su Xun, who was squeezing toothpaste on the balcony with a frustrated expression.
My hands, which were squeezing toothpaste, paused slightly, and then I was enveloped by a feeling of being moved, which warmed my heart.
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